Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Tyson Foods Inc.
Start: 9/26/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017099221 · 9/26/2017 · Tyson Foods Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods Inc.
Location: 1200 W Kingsbury Street, SEGUIN, TEXAS, 78155
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a feather deck platform checking the feather meal when a coworker opened the wrong feather cooker door. The heat from the open door caused second and third degree burns to the employee's right arm, face, and back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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